55th Anniversary of the Scythian Gold Pectoral discovery! [June 21, 1971]

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https://youtu.be/A7szL7wiBuY Discovery On June 21, 1971, while working inside the Scythian Kurgan, the head of the expedition, Borys Mozolevsky, began clearing the dromos, where a large...

Wine Preferences of Royal Scythians: Story of nearly 500 Greek Amphoras...

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https://youtu.be/wATY2fhj5Zc During the 1855 excavations of the Central Tomb of Alexandropol Kurgan, the archaeologists discovered a niche in the western wall that was filled with...

Grandiose Royal Scythian Funeral Feast Uncovered in Ukraine

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https://youtu.be/37oOKaBMQyM Joint Ukrainian-American Scythian Kurgan Project The initial excavations of the Alexandropol kurgan in 1852–1856 left many questions unanswered, such as its date, design, inner structure,...

Royal Skulls from Alexandropol Kurgan in Ukraine: Scythian Sauromaetae Race?

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https://youtu.be/L-75PvHzT0M The excavations of the grandiose Scythian funeral complex at Alexandropol in Ukraine were described in the previous video on this channel. Alexander Liutsenko, who excavated...

Alexandropol Royal Scythian Kurgan: Excavations of the tallest barrow in Ukraine...

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Welcome to watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NiUU3-NbUWQ Alexandropol Kurgan, also previously known as the Lugova Mogyla or the Meadow Barrow, was recorded in the 19th century...

Scythian King who fought Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of...

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Watch it on YouTube: Scythian King who fought Philip II of Macedon: His burial in Ukraine The gigantic, magnificent Scythian Royal Kurgan of Chertomlyk was...

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Kyiv Rus were Hyperborean Tauro-Scythians, – 12th-century Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates

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